While China recorded a haul of 49 medals (38 gold, 8 silver and 3 bronze) at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex. For India, the championship marked a historic breakthrough as the contingent delivered their best-ever campaign, collecting 13 medals (4 silver, 9 bronze) and finishing ninth overall, a testament to the country\u2019s growing depth in aquatics.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bohl, who has guided athletes to Olympic podiums in every edition between 2008 and 2021, counts five-time Olympic gold medallist Emma McKeon and three-time champion Stephanie Rice among his most celebrated prot\u00e9g\u00e9s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t know what to expect coming into the meet, the last time it was held was in 2016 and China had 18 gold medal and that was the target we were shooting for, and I believe we got beyond that so we are very happy,\u201d commented the Australian Sports Medal and the Medal of the Order of Australia recipient.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, India has just begun making their mark in the sport with the emergence of young swimmers like Srihari Nataraj, Rishab Das, Kushagra Rawat, Rohit B Benedicton, Sajan Prakash and Bhavya Sachdeva who earned individual medals for India in swimming while Indiver Sairem and Willson Sing Ningthoujam made history, roping in India\u2019s first ever medal in diving.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think India's done a great job here. There's been some standout performers. I think the males in particular have done very well. A female got a medal, I think, in the 400 freestyle on Wednesday night. So any time you're getting onto the podium at an Asian level meet, it's a good thing for the country,\u201d Bohl explained.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Srihari Nataraj headlined the Indian contingent with seven medals (3 individual, 4 relay) but the Indian contingent was filled with talented youngsters like Vritti Agarwal, Dhinidhi Desinghu, Saanvi Deshwal, Advait Page, Nithik Nathella and Jashua Thomas Durai who showed immense promise and potential in this Asian meet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think India's done a great job here. There's been some standout performers. I think the males in particular have done very well. A female got a medal, I think, in the 400 freestyle on Wednesday night. So any time you're getting onto the podium at an Asian level meet, it's a good thing for the country,\u201d Bohl explained.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think if you look at the top countries in the world, USA, Australia, it's not just one or two swimmers. There's an underpinning group that are doing a really good job putting pressure on the top swimmers. So I think as soon as you start to get more depth, you'll see even bigger improvements in swimming. There's certainly been some standout performers for India in the 11th Asian Aquatics Championship 2025,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n